Research Writing

RESEARCH ESSAY ASSIGNMENT

Type in assignment intro here. You want to hook your readers with the topic.

You will complete a research assignment about __The invention of

fridges_____________________________. For your research assignment, you will select
complete this section. You will research: _Fridges________

After conducting your research (you should look at both print and online sources), you will write
a research essay. The research essay must be written in third person, contain an introduction,
body, and conclusion, and include properly cited sources.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION
My Invention: Fridge

Inventor: American Fred W

Number of Sources: 2

Outline Due: 11/11/22

First Draft Due:

Final Due:

Notes: In 1913, American Fred W. He invented the first home electric

refrigerator, which featured a refrigeration unit on top of an icebox.
Mass production of domestic refrigerators began in 1918 when
William C. Durant introduced the first home refrigerator with a self-
contained compressor.
 Research Writing
RESEARCH NOTES
Directions: Complete this research notes organizer for every source you use.

Source 1:
Author Name: Margaret b. blackman

Article Title: Focus on the fridge

Publisher: Founded in 1893, University of California Press, Journals and Digital

Publishing Division.

URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/gfc.2005.5.4.32

Publication Date: Not written

Today’s Date: 10/11/2022

Notes:
Summarized Notes: This text talks about the good and bad of the fridge and how to use the
different parts of the fridge.

Quote 1:

Quote 2:

MLA Citation:
In-text Citation: Blackman ( )
blackman, margaret b. “Focus on the Fridge.” Gastronomica, vol. 5,
no. 4.

Full Work Cited blackman, margaret b. “Focus on the Fridge.” Gastronomica, vol. 5,
Citation: no. 4, 2005, pp. 32–37. JSTOR,
https://doi.org/10.1525/gfc.2005.5.4.32. Accessed 10 Nov. 2022.

Source 2:
Author Name: Not written

Article Title: The History of the Refrigerator: Ancient Origins to Today

Publisher: MSRP

URL: https://www.whirlpool.com/blog/kitchen/history-of-the-
refrigerator.html#:~:text=In%201913%2C%20American%20Fred
%20W,with%20a%20self%2Dcontained%20compressor.

Publication Date: Published in 2022

Today’s Date: 10/11/2022

Notes:
Summarized Notes: This article talks about the invention of the fridge. It talks about how
they used to keep food cold before the invention of fridges, why home
fridges were invented and the different type of fridges.

Quote 1: Depending on the climate, ancient civilizations preserved food using

natural cooling methods available to them.

Quote 2: Household refrigerators became a necessity as more people moved

into growing cities and further away from food sources.

MLA Citation:
In-text Citation:

Full Work Cited

Citation: